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territory. >> in the meantime, what at first, seemed like an innocent selfie. triggering some plim cat shock waves. this is a rabbi there, who is a frequent contributor to, sent out a photo standing next to steve bannon and publicly expose, bannon's white board of trump campaign promises, jam packed with an apparent check list, including such items as triple number of ice agents. cancel all federal fund for sanctuary cities. >> study find low-dose aspirin may reduce risk of breast cancer. researchers found taking aspirin, three times day week could cut breast cancer risk by 20%. medical experts note that while taking aspirin is low risk not without risk. they recommend checking with your doctor before starting a low dose regiment. >> trial under way
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taken of the duchess of cambridge. the royal family suing the french magazine "closer" as its photographs for publishi ining photographs of kate taken as she and prince william sun bathed on the patio of a secluded french villa in 2012. the photographs, photographers used telephoto lenses. and the magazine insists they didn't cross any lines in a statement to the court. william said the photos reminded them of their harassment that led to the death of his mother diana. >> in the nba playoffs, golden state warriors got off off to a good start in their western conference showdown against the utah jazz. steph curry and warriors had a week off before last night's game. they t they showed no signs of rust. curry had 22 points. kevin durant and draymond green both had 17. warriors taking game one against utah. 106-94. game two
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in boston, isaiah thomas celtics the star of last night's show. poured in 53 points. celtics beat washington in overtime taking two games to none lead in their series. his outstanding performance came after several hours in a dentist's chair having the tooth that was knocked out in game one, remember that one, well it was repaired. >> oh, man. >> we like the way he talked without it. >> thomas played despite the game being on, what would have been his sister's 23rd birthday. she of course was killed in a car crash just before the playoffs started. >> the teammates were telling that they didn't want him to fix the toot they thought h. he looked tougher without it. >> he got it fixed quickly. >> fine. we will accept that. baseball. yankees, aaron judge putting on quite a show. >> he has all season. the 25-year-old continued the early season show for us knocking in two home runs to propel new york over the blue jays. a dinger that
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the game. that is going to cost his organization. >> that's because he broke a tv, all the way out in the snack stand. >> oh. >> no one expected that one. i think he will be happy. the yankees will be happy to pay for that one though. >> you have to do it during the game. >> he did get ahold of that one. he did get ahold of it. >> there it is. there is the damage. there its the after photo. wow. >> he really got that. >> that is huge. >> going, going, gone. coming up. frank! joins us live in studio for this happened. >> many people are look who is frank? >> our bunny. my bunny. our bunny. our "world news now" mascot. >> yes, plus, the new reaction to jimmy kimmel's announcement, emotional reveal of his infant son's heart condition and how his family struggle is helping frame the current health care debate. >> later, devastating effects of famine in africa. urgent eor
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>> abc's david muir traveled to somalia with save the children and witnessed the heartbreak. >> we set out to reach remote villages in somali land. a crisis unfolding largely unnoticed by the rest of the word. families and children at risk of starvation. in the first village, the line begins early in the morning. they know the trucks are coming. how many hours away? >> that would be look two hours. two hours, drive, yes. >> reporter: from the nearest water site. here not just the food they need, but water. save the children, is trucking it in. a mother of five stand in line. all of her live stock is gone. they have no food. on the hill sit two trucks to deliver water for hundreds of families. we witness a rush of families, trying to get to the hoses. that will give them enough water to last a couple of days. we journey from west to east. 70% of the live stock, farm
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animals have died. more than 100 miles away, we arrive at a hospital where we are told there aren't enough beds. the moment we walk in, we see it. >> hi. >> this little girl is 2 years old. her eyes hollowed. the doctor is on the front lines. >> the ones who reach the hospital. there are so many kids, that do not make it to the hospital. he tells us, many children have already died. >> you believe you are on the verge of famine. >> that's what i believe. >> you are seeing it. >> we are seeing it. it is here. i don't need to witness to prove it. because, you can see the patients. all over here. who are, malnourished. most of the kids do not make it to the hospital. >> the doctor says there are no promises. >> still in critical condition. and we don't know if he is going to make it or not. >> there was samira, almost 2, though her frame says other why. the hunger breaking down her defenses. in this hospital where you hear
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as haunting is the silence from the toddlers. images on the walls here do not distract from the truth. they're running out of time. you think you are losing the children? >> we are losing them. we are losing them. is. >> aware of the reality we travel with the american who runs save the children, caroline miles an hour east. where sending out mobile clinics to isolated villages deep in the desert. we find a little boy so weak, he cannot stand. they put a band on his arm, the red, signaling severe malnutrition. >> one of the worst crises we have seen since world war ii. >> are you concerned the world does not recognize what is happening here? >> i don't think the world has woken up to the disaster. they haven't realized what is happening. >> the possibility of four famines at once. >> four famines at once. >> as children are weighed. parents are given the packet of nutrients in the early stages can bring a child back. >> where are you? where are you? >> in the brief escape we see
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some of the children their own faces in our phone. a rare moment of joy, in a region crushed by hunger. that boy with the band, now sent off for emergency care. the next wave of children, right behind him. >> our thanks to david for the powerful story. coming up, speaking of powerful, jimmy kimmel's emotional announcement about his son. >> how it is reigniting the debate over obama care, the former president weighing in as well. next. . they have businesses to run. they have passions to pursue. how do they avoid trips to the post office? stamps.com mail letters, ship packages, all the services of the post office right on your computer. get a 4 week trial, plus $100 in extras including postage and a digital scale. go to stamps.com/tv and never go to the post office again.
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in america. abc's danya bachus with the story. >> reporter: a side we rarely see of jimmy kimmel. abc's late night host tearfully recounting a recent health crisis with his newborn son, billy born with a heart disease. >> monday morning, doctor opened his chest and fixed one of the two defects in his heart. the operation was success. >> reporter: during monday's 13 minute monologue, kimmel praising the affordable care act. >> before 2014 if you were born with congenital heart disease like my son was there was a good chance you would never get health insurance because you had a pre-existing condition. >> reporter: it is pre-existing conditions causing a major dispute in washington. president trump telling cbs that component was guaranteed. >> pre-existing conditions are in the bill. and i mandated it. i said has to be. >> reporter: the new gop plan considered allows states to opt out of coverage for pre-existing
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protections for pre-existing conditions in the bill. what is important we want to have a situation where people can afford their health insurance. >> reporter: exactly what is concerning about the new bill for american medical association. it believes the republican plan could effectively make coverage completely unaffordable to people with pre-existing conditions. jimmy kimmel urging everyone to look past party lines focus on the issue. it is the united states. don't let the partisan squabbles divide us. >> reporter: president and house gop would look to see a vote before congress leaves town friday. >> thanks to donya. former president obama also tweeted about this. tweet right here, says, well said, jimmy. that's exactly why we fought so hard for the aca and why we need to protect it for kids like billy. and congratulations. >> obviously the debate goes on. there will be many people on the other side of
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♪ ♪ >> oh, yes, so -- this special edition. that we'll call with our special guest. frank. frank, are you excited about it? oh, calm down. the most act, we have gotten out of frank in a while. >> he is very calm. >> this happened. the couple stuck on an escalator. taking this escalator. going down on it. this guy recorded them. clearly they decided we're committing. we started this journey. going to finish it. we are going to change while the world might be going that way. we are going down. question is how long did it take them to
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bottom? >> seems like they're a while. let's, can we check back in a little while. off awe check back in. we have ugother stories. you decide. world's bravest or dumbest prairie dog. perhaps a does isn't of frank, we will see. facing down an alligator. check this out. there is the alligator looking not so friendly. here comes the prairie dog. the alligator is sleeping. when the prairie dog decide -- it doesn't want the alligator to be sleeping any more. jumps on the alligator's nose. and the alligator open its mouth and hisses at the prairie dog. >> man. that prairie dog, there, that, that could have been breakfast. >> the story actually probably looks familiar to frank. what i look like in the morning when frank tries to wake me up. >> attack. attack. right, frank. >> doesn't run away. right. he keeps swatting at you. like, hey. hey, time for breakfast.
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give me let us. >> this, we actually didn't edit the individually together. see how the couple is doing? >> yeah, yeah, they're, they're still. >> making prore. >> still at it. slowly. surely. >> check back. now to simba, jenga master. >> this video going viral. good reason. simba the rabbit. playing jenga. check out simba's skills. >> ooh. >> look at simba. >> object of the game to pull out a block without. >> oh, yeah! >> knocking down the tower. simba does the trek. the blocks don't move. can you do that, frank? >> so, we don't have, frank, frank said -- >> able to do that? ought awe when i told him about the story. well any rabbit can play jenga. how about, monopoly? >> yeah. >> why don't we check in with the escalator couple while
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this morning, "world news now," the latest case of airline rage. >> the head of several major airlines are scolded on capitol hill. there is new video now of a violent confrontation between passengers. highlighting the need for change. but, is there a plan to make those skies more friendly to fly? we'll have the full story ahead. >> and growing outrage this morning after a texas police department changes its story involving the fatal police shooting of a black teenager. the officer involved has now lost his job. but what's next in this case? >> extreme flooding in several midwest states had deadly results. thousands of residents at risk through the week as water levels rise to record highs. >> chaos -- at kfc. the fast food wars being taken quite literally as the
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